This weekend has been much quieter compared to my big weekend last weekend in Sydney, allowing me to cook a little more and come up with some new recipes.
The first recipe was made on Saturday lunch - a quick and simple pizza recipe using some of the bocconcini cheese. The dough uses a scone [...]

Sydney has some great restaurants, especially around the Circular Quay area. You just have to walk anywhere along the Opera House side and you’ll find some great menus. What’s also great is the fact that the maître d’ of the restaurants are not pushy and very friendly. I was extremely impressed with [...]

What can go wrong with a crusty italian bread toasted sandwich with oozing warm bocconcini and pesto? Not much, apart from wanting more!
At a Sydney cafe, I had this delicious treat for breakfast after a big night. It could certainly be eaten as a snack or lunch also.
Ingredients:

2 slices thick italian crusty bread
2 [...]

This is a take on Aglio e olio that I created after becoming addicted with the dish in Melbourne!  The steamed broccoli adds an extra oomph to the recipe allowing the chilli, garlic and oil to marinate into it.  It’s very simple and quick to make when you’re in a rush for dinner or have [...]

A slow start to the week, as I’ve been at my EOS trip in Sydney for hockey. I’m a little tired from the lack of sleep but doing okay after having a great weekend away with the girls.
I did get to try a couple of nice meals and will attempt to recreate these for [...]

Being from Australia, one thing I would like to do with this blog is create some Aussie dishes. The following recipe includes an Australian Native ingredient, the Macadamia. The macadamia is a nut that was eaten by the Aborigines before the settlers arrived. It’s high in protein and supposedly one of the [...]

I love Saturday mornings! It’s the only morning that I can get up and make some pancakes or crumpets, indulging after a long hard week!
Crumpets have been somewhat of a tradition in our family. My grandmother always made special crumpets to have with our curries. Two of her crumpets were enough [...]

Things are a little sweeter this week with a recipe on Cherry Ripe crumpets or pancakes, these are great for Saturday mornings to treat the ‘big’ kids!
I was also wanting a bit of an Aussie meal this week and have come up with macadamia encrusted tempeh served with either fries or mash.
Third recipe is a [...]